diff --git a/include/boost/thread/concurrent_queues/sync_bounded_queue.hpp b/include/boost/thread/concurrent_queues/sync_bounded_queue.hpp
index e34fa56f..5dc4090c 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/concurrent_queues/sync_bounded_queue.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/concurrent_queues/sync_bounded_queue.hpp
@@ -484,7 +484,9 @@ namespace concurrent
   queue_op_status sync_bounded_queue<ValueType>::wait_pull_front(ValueType& elem, unique_lock<mutex>& lk)
   {
       if (empty(lk) && closed(lk)) {return queue_op_status::closed;}
-      wait_until_not_empty(lk);
+      bool is_closed = false;
+      wait_until_not_empty(lk, is_closed);
+      if (is_closed) {return queue_op_status::closed;}
       pull_front(elem, lk);
       return queue_op_status::success;
   }